Barry Sloan

Summary

Working from his private practice in Aliso Viejo, Barry Slone, Ph.D. has provided patients with the highest level of psychological care for more than three decades. A graduate of the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Dr. Barry Slone specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a method that combines education, problem solving, and skill development to confront behavioral issues.

As a doctoral candidate, Dr. Barry Slone gained significant experience at several medical centers, including Professional Counseling Services, the Jewish Family Service of San Diego, and Catholic Community Services of San Diego. Before establishing his Aliso Viejo practice in 1985, Dr. Barry Slone served as a Clinical Psychologist at Southwestern Medical Group in Laguna Hills, where he was responsible for the implementation of several behavioral medicine programs. Dr. Barry Slone also conducted psycho-diagnostic assessments, performed medical consultations, and endeavored to educate his local community. Committed to helping citizens in need throughout Southern California, Dr. Barry Slone volunteers his skills as a psychologist to juveniles in the Orange County Probation Department and aids those struggling with addiction through Celebrate Recovery. In support of underserved populations around the country, Dr. Barry Slone provides considerable support for the National Charity League.

Barry Slone, Ph.D. is licensed in clinical psychology and marriage, family, and child counseling. For more than two decades, Dr. Slone taught graduate-level courses and supervised clinical internships through the California State University in Fullerton. Formerly, Dr. Barry Slone instructed psychology students in the San Diego Community College District, the San Diego Regional Law Enforcement Academy, Arizona State University, and the Maricopa County Community College District in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Slone has observed, by the time we reach early adulthood, we have lived an imperfect life. No one escapes challenge, mistakes, struggle, or disappointment. By the time we reach the middle of our lives, few have escaped trauma or tragedy. We come to understand that life can be unfair and, at times, cruel. We come to understand that life does not always turn out the way we expected or planned. We come to understand that life can change dramatically in the blink of an eye. Maneuvering life's shoal tests our faith, values, intellect, and internal resources to successfully manage the setbacks and adversity forced upon us. For 25 years Dr. Barry Slone has been helping people not only survive, but thrive, despite unbearable hardships; to experience recovery, resilience, mastery, and success. Dr. Slone creates a therapeutic environment that will support individuals through the struggle and challenge they face. Dr. Slone offers compassion, concrete assistance, and critical emotional support. Member: American Psychological Association California Psychological Association Orange County Psychological Association Board Certified, Founding Fellow; College of Advanced Practice Psychologists Academy of Medical Psychology National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology Holding a strong belief in giving back to his community, Dr. Slone is a member and provider with "Give an Hour," a nonprofit organization whose goal is to build a national network of mental health professionals to reach out to the U.S. troops and families affected by the current military conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Dr. Slone is also a provider for Military One Source, an initiative offering service members and their families an avenue for dealing with personal life issues in the context of a confidential relationship with a mental health professional outside of the military sphere.

Dr. Barry Slone works with the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, through its Victim of Crimes Program, providing low- or no-cost psychological service to victims of violent crimes and their families. Dr. Slone treats incarcerated and at-risk youth and their families through the Orange County Juvenile Probation Department. Dr. Slone accepts most insurance plans and offers a sliding fee schedule for individuals and families with financial need. In addition to being licensed by the State of California as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Slone is also licensed as a marriage, family, and child therapist. The California Department of Consumer Affairs has requested Dr. Slone serve as an oral examiner for candidates sitting for licensure as psychologists in the State of California.

Work experience

Work experience

1985 - Present

President

Barry W. Slone, Ph.D.

Barry Slone

Psychologist Dr. Barry Slone received a doctorate in clinical psychology from California School of Professional Psychology in 1981 and maintains professional affiliations with the American Psychological Association and the Orange County Psychological Association. At his private practice in Aliso Viejo, Dr. Barry Slone often works with individuals facing video game addiction. Here, he offers signs exhibited by individuals who may be experiencing this type of addiction. - Experiencing mixed feelings: Individuals may feel euphoric, or exceptionally happy, when involved in game play or online activity. After these activities cease, feelings such as anger or guilt may be experienced due to the amount of time spent playing. - Fixation: Individuals may find themselves thinking about or focusing on game play or online activities when they are at work, at school, socializing with friends, or spending time with family. - Dishonesty about game use: It is common for individuals to downplay to friends or family members the amount of time they spend playing games or using the Internet. This may result in lying, the fabrication of excuses, guilt, and defensiveness. - Disruption of regular life routine: Video games or Internet use may take precedence over other healthy activities, including spending time with friends or even sleeping. Individuals experiencing addiction may find themselves engaged in unhealthy sleeping, eating, or personal hygiene habits, as well.

Health Benefits of Happily Married Couples

Clinical psychologist Dr. Barry Slone specializes in cognitive behavior therapy when treating patients with mood disorders, anxiety, substance abuse disorders, video game addiction, and depression. At his practice located at 24502 Pacific Park Drive in Aliso Viejo, California, Dr. Barry Slone often counsels individuals with relationship distress and provides marriage counseling. According to the most recent national survey by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, married people are more healthy than nonmarried people in a wide array of areas. Happily married people live longer, healthier lives than divorced or unhappily married couples. Married couples also enjoy the benefits of economic well-being, mental and physical health, and the well-being of their children. In addition to the emotional distress, anxiety, and depression that result from relationship problems, people who are in unhappy marriages face are at risk of serious health problems. Marital arguments can cause changes in the immune system, high blood pressure, and even heart disease. With help from a professionally trained marriage therapist, unhappily married couples can work through communication and conflict issues, thereby reducing the risk of preventable health problems.

Emotional Affairs - An Introduction

An experienced clinical psychologist, Dr. Barry Slone has assisted patients for three decades at his practice in Aliso Viejo, California. Specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, he helps individuals and couples work through a number of challenges, including mood disorders, substance abuse, and relationship distress. One of the many problems Dr. Barry Slone helps couples resolve is that of an emotional affair. Unlike what some may consider a “traditional” affair, an emotional affair does not involve physical intimacy. For this reason, it is often referred to as an “affair of the heart.” Emotional affairs occur when one partner in a committed relationship develops an affectionate bond with another person that begins to extend beyond the boundaries of friendship. Although emotional affairs do not involve physical infidelity, they may be just as harmful, as they can detract from the level of intimacy, both emotional and physical, in one’s current relationship. This type of infidelity is possible when one partner seeks a friendship with another person to obtain emotional fulfillment outside his or her current committed relationship. Individuals engaged in an emotional affair may share feelings or secrets that they do not share with their partner, gradually increasing their emotional rapport until it reaches a romantic level. Other signs of an emotional affair may include excessive time spent with another person, secrecy and lying regarding the friendship, and a withdrawal of affection in one’s current relationship.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Based in Aliso Viejo, California, Dr. Barry Slone is a clinical psychologist with many years of professional experience in providing counseling and therapy to patients with mood and anxiety disorders, substance abuse issues and personality disorders. Dr. Barry Slone believes in and practices solution-focused treatment strategies, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which has been scientifically proven to be effective in treating a host of mental disorders, including depression and anxiety. CBT involves working with a highly trained psychotherapist in a limited number of carefully structured sessions to identify patterns of inaccurate and negative thinking. Being aware of these patterns helps patients to develop a clearer perspective on challenging situations and to respond to them in more effective ways. CBT typically includes the following steps. 1. Identifying the main problems and negative conditions in one's life. 2. Developing awareness of one's mental and emotional reactions to these problems. 3. Learning to recognize negative and inaccurate thoughts and reactions by paying attention to one's responses--emotional, physical and behavioral--in a variety of situations. 4. Developing methods to challenge negative and inaccurate thinking and learning to break the habit of falling into these patterns. CBT is generally short-term therapy that is completed within 10 to 20 sessions. It has been empirically proven to help patients deal with serious psychological issues and manage stressful situations better. Dr. Barry Slone provides CBT at his private practice located at: 24502 Pacific Park Drive Suite LL2 Aliso Viejo, CA 92656